headland
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]headland (plural headlands)
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- Coastal land that juts into the sea.
- Synonyms: cape, peninsula, promontory
- The unplowed boundary of a field.
- Synonym: (obsolete except Britain, dialectal) furlong
Translations
[edit]coastal land that juts into the sea
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unplowed boundary of a field
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- (head)
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